COST OF TRIDENT

Early day motion 1099, tabled 12 March 2007 by Paul Flynn (Labour). Signed by 31 members.

That this House believes that an early decision on Trident would be premature, imposing a new multi-thousand pound nuclear tax on every British family, inciting Iran, North Korea and other states to beef up their own nuclear plans and thus increasing the likelihood of nuclear conflict; notes that the present Trident will be efficiently operational until at least 2024; and urges the Government to prepare for the crises of the future not the past, including global warming, the Christian/Muslim divide and conflicts between poor nations where millions die of starvation and rich nations where many die of obesity.

Signatures by party: Labour 20, Liberal Democrat 5, Plaid Cymru 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent 1, Scottish National Party 1.